Landscaping Tip Of The Month: What To Consider When Landscaping Near Pools And Patios
The areas around pools and patios are some of the most difficult places to landscape attractively and for low water and low maintenance. From a plant’s point of view, such locations can be less than ideal for their health. Pools add reflected light from the water and hot concrete decking to the already seasonal high heat. Pool water treated with chlorine may splash on plants, injuring or killing them. Patios are difficult because a portion of the earth for plant roots is covered by a large non-porous surface. But there [...]
Plant Of The Month: Trailing Lantana (Lantana Montevidensis)
Groundcovers are the problem solvers. They spread over the soil surface, covering the ground with a carpet of foliage and flowers. They shade and insulate the soil, reducing loss of moisture. Planted on slopes and banks, they help reduce soil erosion. As a landscape element, groundcovers can be a bold statement on their own, or unify other plants in the landscape. Groundcovers are available in different growth habits. They clump, mound, creep or trail. Clumping groundcovers form upward-reaching clumps. Mounding groundcovers create downward-reaching clumps. The foliage of creeping forms stiffly [...]
Commit To Conserve This Earth Day
Help protect the planet by conserving water! Celebrate Earth Day on April 22 by changing your water use habits year-round. Here are some easy tips to get started: Inside Take shorter showers. Pick your favorite 5-minute song and try to finish up before it ends. Turn off the tap while washing your hands and brushing your teeth. Defrost food in the fridge instead of under running water. Only wash full loads in the dishwasher and washing machine. Check near pipes and appliances, such as dishwashers and water heaters, for puddles [...]
Beat The Heat In Your Garden
April is National Garden Month! Here in the desert, it is also a great time to give your garden some attention before the weather gets hot. One of the best ways to keep your landscape healthy in the heat and save water is to plant desert-friendly flowers, trees and shrubs. Need ideas? Pick up a free copy of Lush & Efficient, a guide to local planting, at Desert Water Agency in Palm Springs or at Coachella Valley Water District’s locations in Palm Desert and Coachella. You can also download the [...]
Agency Spotlight: Desert Water Agency
Desert Water Agency was founded in 1961 as a groundwater management agency in the western Coachella Valley and started providing water service to customers in Palm Springs and Cathedral City in 1968. […]
March 22 Is World Water Day
In 1992, the United Nations General Assembly designated March 22 as World Water Day, and it was first observed in 1993. It’s all about water and climate change, and how the two are inextricably linked. Understanding and adapting to the water effects of climate change will protect our health, and save lives. […]
